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1 #include "cache.h"
2 #include "config.h"
3 #include "builtin.h"
4 #include "exec-cmd.h"
5 #include "run-command.h"
6 #include "levenshtein.h"
7 #include "help.h"
8 #include "command-list.h"
9 #include "string-list.h"
10 #include "column.h"
11 #include "version.h"
12 #include "refs.h"
13 #include "parse-options.h"
14 #include "prompt.h"
16 struct category_description {
17 uint32_t category;
18 const char *desc;
20 static uint32_t common_mask =
21 CAT_init | CAT_worktree | CAT_info |
22 CAT_history | CAT_remote;
23 static struct category_description common_categories[] = {
24 { CAT_init, N_("start a working area (see also: git help tutorial)") },
25 { CAT_worktree, N_("work on the current change (see also: git help everyday)") },
26 { CAT_info, N_("examine the history and state (see also: git help revisions)") },
27 { CAT_history, N_("grow, mark and tweak your common history") },
28 { CAT_remote, N_("collaborate (see also: git help workflows)") },
29 { 0, NULL }
31 static struct category_description main_categories[] = {
32 { CAT_mainporcelain, N_("Main Porcelain Commands") },
33 { CAT_ancillarymanipulators, N_("Ancillary Commands / Manipulators") },
34 { CAT_ancillaryinterrogators, N_("Ancillary Commands / Interrogators") },
35 { CAT_foreignscminterface, N_("Interacting with Others") },
36 { CAT_plumbingmanipulators, N_("Low-level Commands / Manipulators") },
37 { CAT_plumbinginterrogators, N_("Low-level Commands / Interrogators") },
38 { CAT_synchingrepositories, N_("Low-level Commands / Syncing Repositories") },
39 { CAT_purehelpers, N_("Low-level Commands / Internal Helpers") },
40 { 0, NULL }
43 static const char *drop_prefix(const char *name, uint32_t category)
45 const char *new_name;
47 if (skip_prefix(name, "git-", &new_name))
48 return new_name;
49 if (category == CAT_guide && skip_prefix(name, "git", &new_name))
50 return new_name;
51 return name;
55 static void extract_cmds(struct cmdname_help **p_cmds, uint32_t mask)
57 int i, nr = 0;
58 struct cmdname_help *cmds;
60 if (ARRAY_SIZE(command_list) == 0)
61 BUG("empty command_list[] is a sign of broken generate-cmdlist.sh");
63 ALLOC_ARRAY(cmds, ARRAY_SIZE(command_list) + 1);
65 for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(command_list); i++) {
66 const struct cmdname_help *cmd = command_list + i;
68 if (!(cmd->category & mask))
69 continue;
71 cmds[nr] = *cmd;
72 cmds[nr].name = drop_prefix(cmd->name, cmd->category);
74 nr++;
76 cmds[nr].name = NULL;
77 *p_cmds = cmds;
80 static void print_command_list(const struct cmdname_help *cmds,
81 uint32_t mask, int longest)
83 int i;
85 for (i = 0; cmds[i].name; i++) {
86 if (cmds[i].category & mask) {
87 size_t len = strlen(cmds[i].name);
88 printf(" %s ", cmds[i].name);
89 if (longest > len)
90 mput_char(' ', longest - len);
91 puts(_(cmds[i].help));
96 static int cmd_name_cmp(const void *elem1, const void *elem2)
98 const struct cmdname_help *e1 = elem1;
99 const struct cmdname_help *e2 = elem2;
101 return strcmp(e1->name, e2->name);
104 static void print_cmd_by_category(const struct category_description *catdesc,
105 int *longest_p)
107 struct cmdname_help *cmds;
108 int longest = 0;
109 int i, nr = 0;
110 uint32_t mask = 0;
112 for (i = 0; catdesc[i].desc; i++)
113 mask |= catdesc[i].category;
115 extract_cmds(&cmds, mask);
117 for (i = 0; cmds[i].name; i++, nr++) {
118 if (longest < strlen(cmds[i].name))
119 longest = strlen(cmds[i].name);
121 QSORT(cmds, nr, cmd_name_cmp);
123 for (i = 0; catdesc[i].desc; i++) {
124 uint32_t mask = catdesc[i].category;
125 const char *desc = catdesc[i].desc;
127 printf("\n%s\n", _(desc));
128 print_command_list(cmds, mask, longest);
130 free(cmds);
131 if (longest_p)
132 *longest_p = longest;
135 void add_cmdname(struct cmdnames *cmds, const char *name, int len)
137 struct cmdname *ent;
138 FLEX_ALLOC_MEM(ent, name, name, len);
139 ent->len = len;
141 ALLOC_GROW(cmds->names, cmds->cnt + 1, cmds->alloc);
142 cmds->names[cmds->cnt++] = ent;
145 static void clean_cmdnames(struct cmdnames *cmds)
147 int i;
148 for (i = 0; i < cmds->cnt; ++i)
149 free(cmds->names[i]);
150 free(cmds->names);
151 cmds->cnt = 0;
152 cmds->alloc = 0;
155 static int cmdname_compare(const void *a_, const void *b_)
157 struct cmdname *a = *(struct cmdname **)a_;
158 struct cmdname *b = *(struct cmdname **)b_;
159 return strcmp(a->name, b->name);
162 static void uniq(struct cmdnames *cmds)
164 int i, j;
166 if (!cmds->cnt)
167 return;
169 for (i = j = 1; i < cmds->cnt; i++) {
170 if (!strcmp(cmds->names[i]->name, cmds->names[j-1]->name))
171 free(cmds->names[i]);
172 else
173 cmds->names[j++] = cmds->names[i];
176 cmds->cnt = j;
179 void exclude_cmds(struct cmdnames *cmds, struct cmdnames *excludes)
181 int ci, cj, ei;
182 int cmp;
184 ci = cj = ei = 0;
185 while (ci < cmds->cnt && ei < excludes->cnt) {
186 cmp = strcmp(cmds->names[ci]->name, excludes->names[ei]->name);
187 if (cmp < 0)
188 cmds->names[cj++] = cmds->names[ci++];
189 else if (cmp == 0) {
190 ei++;
191 free(cmds->names[ci++]);
192 } else if (cmp > 0)
193 ei++;
196 while (ci < cmds->cnt)
197 cmds->names[cj++] = cmds->names[ci++];
199 cmds->cnt = cj;
202 static void pretty_print_cmdnames(struct cmdnames *cmds, unsigned int colopts)
204 struct string_list list = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
205 struct column_options copts;
206 int i;
208 for (i = 0; i < cmds->cnt; i++)
209 string_list_append(&list, cmds->names[i]->name);
211 * always enable column display, we only consult column.*
212 * about layout strategy and stuff
214 colopts = (colopts & ~COL_ENABLE_MASK) | COL_ENABLED;
215 memset(&copts, 0, sizeof(copts));
216 copts.indent = " ";
217 copts.padding = 2;
218 print_columns(&list, colopts, &copts);
219 string_list_clear(&list, 0);
222 static void list_commands_in_dir(struct cmdnames *cmds,
223 const char *path,
224 const char *prefix)
226 DIR *dir = opendir(path);
227 struct dirent *de;
228 struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
229 int len;
231 if (!dir)
232 return;
233 if (!prefix)
234 prefix = "git-";
236 strbuf_addf(&buf, "%s/", path);
237 len = buf.len;
239 while ((de = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
240 const char *ent;
241 size_t entlen;
243 if (!skip_prefix(de->d_name, prefix, &ent))
244 continue;
246 strbuf_setlen(&buf, len);
247 strbuf_addstr(&buf, de->d_name);
248 if (!is_executable(buf.buf))
249 continue;
251 entlen = strlen(ent);
252 strip_suffix(ent, ".exe", &entlen);
254 add_cmdname(cmds, ent, entlen);
256 closedir(dir);
257 strbuf_release(&buf);
260 void load_command_list(const char *prefix,
261 struct cmdnames *main_cmds,
262 struct cmdnames *other_cmds)
264 const char *env_path = getenv("PATH");
265 const char *exec_path = git_exec_path();
267 load_builtin_commands(prefix, main_cmds);
269 if (exec_path) {
270 list_commands_in_dir(main_cmds, exec_path, prefix);
271 QSORT(main_cmds->names, main_cmds->cnt, cmdname_compare);
272 uniq(main_cmds);
275 if (env_path) {
276 char *paths, *path, *colon;
277 path = paths = xstrdup(env_path);
278 while (1) {
279 if ((colon = strchr(path, PATH_SEP)))
280 *colon = 0;
281 if (!exec_path || strcmp(path, exec_path))
282 list_commands_in_dir(other_cmds, path, prefix);
284 if (!colon)
285 break;
286 path = colon + 1;
288 free(paths);
290 QSORT(other_cmds->names, other_cmds->cnt, cmdname_compare);
291 uniq(other_cmds);
293 exclude_cmds(other_cmds, main_cmds);
296 void list_commands(unsigned int colopts,
297 struct cmdnames *main_cmds, struct cmdnames *other_cmds)
299 if (main_cmds->cnt) {
300 const char *exec_path = git_exec_path();
301 printf_ln(_("available git commands in '%s'"), exec_path);
302 putchar('\n');
303 pretty_print_cmdnames(main_cmds, colopts);
304 putchar('\n');
307 if (other_cmds->cnt) {
308 printf_ln(_("git commands available from elsewhere on your $PATH"));
309 putchar('\n');
310 pretty_print_cmdnames(other_cmds, colopts);
311 putchar('\n');
315 void list_common_cmds_help(void)
317 puts(_("These are common Git commands used in various situations:"));
318 print_cmd_by_category(common_categories, NULL);
321 void list_all_main_cmds(struct string_list *list)
323 struct cmdnames main_cmds, other_cmds;
324 int i;
326 memset(&main_cmds, 0, sizeof(main_cmds));
327 memset(&other_cmds, 0, sizeof(other_cmds));
328 load_command_list("git-", &main_cmds, &other_cmds);
330 for (i = 0; i < main_cmds.cnt; i++)
331 string_list_append(list, main_cmds.names[i]->name);
333 clean_cmdnames(&main_cmds);
334 clean_cmdnames(&other_cmds);
337 void list_all_other_cmds(struct string_list *list)
339 struct cmdnames main_cmds, other_cmds;
340 int i;
342 memset(&main_cmds, 0, sizeof(main_cmds));
343 memset(&other_cmds, 0, sizeof(other_cmds));
344 load_command_list("git-", &main_cmds, &other_cmds);
346 for (i = 0; i < other_cmds.cnt; i++)
347 string_list_append(list, other_cmds.names[i]->name);
349 clean_cmdnames(&main_cmds);
350 clean_cmdnames(&other_cmds);
353 void list_cmds_by_category(struct string_list *list,
354 const char *cat)
356 int i, n = ARRAY_SIZE(command_list);
357 uint32_t cat_id = 0;
359 for (i = 0; category_names[i]; i++) {
360 if (!strcmp(cat, category_names[i])) {
361 cat_id = 1UL << i;
362 break;
365 if (!cat_id)
366 die(_("unsupported command listing type '%s'"), cat);
368 for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
369 struct cmdname_help *cmd = command_list + i;
371 if (!(cmd->category & cat_id))
372 continue;
373 string_list_append(list, drop_prefix(cmd->name, cmd->category));
377 void list_cmds_by_config(struct string_list *list)
379 const char *cmd_list;
381 if (git_config_get_string_tmp("completion.commands", &cmd_list))
382 return;
384 string_list_sort(list);
385 string_list_remove_duplicates(list, 0);
387 while (*cmd_list) {
388 struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
389 const char *p = strchrnul(cmd_list, ' ');
391 strbuf_add(&sb, cmd_list, p - cmd_list);
392 if (sb.buf[0] == '-')
393 string_list_remove(list, sb.buf + 1, 0);
394 else
395 string_list_insert(list, sb.buf);
396 strbuf_release(&sb);
397 while (*p == ' ')
398 p++;
399 cmd_list = p;
403 void list_guides_help(void)
405 struct category_description catdesc[] = {
406 { CAT_guide, N_("The Git concept guides are:") },
407 { 0, NULL }
409 print_cmd_by_category(catdesc, NULL);
410 putchar('\n');
413 static int get_alias(const char *var, const char *value, void *data)
415 struct string_list *list = data;
417 if (skip_prefix(var, "alias.", &var))
418 string_list_append(list, var)->util = xstrdup(value);
420 return 0;
423 void list_all_cmds_help(void)
425 struct string_list others = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
426 struct string_list alias_list = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
427 struct cmdname_help *aliases;
428 int i, longest;
430 printf_ln(_("See 'git help <command>' to read about a specific subcommand"));
431 print_cmd_by_category(main_categories, &longest);
433 list_all_other_cmds(&others);
434 if (others.nr)
435 printf("\n%s\n", _("External commands"));
436 for (i = 0; i < others.nr; i++)
437 printf(" %s\n", others.items[i].string);
438 string_list_clear(&others, 0);
440 git_config(get_alias, &alias_list);
441 string_list_sort(&alias_list);
443 for (i = 0; i < alias_list.nr; i++) {
444 size_t len = strlen(alias_list.items[i].string);
445 if (longest < len)
446 longest = len;
449 if (alias_list.nr) {
450 printf("\n%s\n", _("Command aliases"));
451 ALLOC_ARRAY(aliases, alias_list.nr + 1);
452 for (i = 0; i < alias_list.nr; i++) {
453 aliases[i].name = alias_list.items[i].string;
454 aliases[i].help = alias_list.items[i].util;
455 aliases[i].category = 1;
457 aliases[alias_list.nr].name = NULL;
458 print_command_list(aliases, 1, longest);
459 free(aliases);
461 string_list_clear(&alias_list, 1);
464 int is_in_cmdlist(struct cmdnames *c, const char *s)
466 int i;
467 for (i = 0; i < c->cnt; i++)
468 if (!strcmp(s, c->names[i]->name))
469 return 1;
470 return 0;
473 static int autocorrect;
474 static struct cmdnames aliases;
476 #define AUTOCORRECT_PROMPT (-3)
477 #define AUTOCORRECT_NEVER (-2)
478 #define AUTOCORRECT_IMMEDIATELY (-1)
480 static int git_unknown_cmd_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
482 const char *p;
484 if (!strcmp(var, "help.autocorrect")) {
485 if (!value)
486 return config_error_nonbool(var);
487 if (!strcmp(value, "never")) {
488 autocorrect = AUTOCORRECT_NEVER;
489 } else if (!strcmp(value, "immediate")) {
490 autocorrect = AUTOCORRECT_IMMEDIATELY;
491 } else if (!strcmp(value, "prompt")) {
492 autocorrect = AUTOCORRECT_PROMPT;
493 } else {
494 int v = git_config_int(var, value);
495 autocorrect = (v < 0)
496 ? AUTOCORRECT_IMMEDIATELY : v;
499 /* Also use aliases for command lookup */
500 if (skip_prefix(var, "alias.", &p))
501 add_cmdname(&aliases, p, strlen(p));
503 return git_default_config(var, value, cb);
506 static int levenshtein_compare(const void *p1, const void *p2)
508 const struct cmdname *const *c1 = p1, *const *c2 = p2;
509 const char *s1 = (*c1)->name, *s2 = (*c2)->name;
510 int l1 = (*c1)->len;
511 int l2 = (*c2)->len;
512 return l1 != l2 ? l1 - l2 : strcmp(s1, s2);
515 static void add_cmd_list(struct cmdnames *cmds, struct cmdnames *old)
517 int i;
518 ALLOC_GROW(cmds->names, cmds->cnt + old->cnt, cmds->alloc);
520 for (i = 0; i < old->cnt; i++)
521 cmds->names[cmds->cnt++] = old->names[i];
522 FREE_AND_NULL(old->names);
523 old->cnt = 0;
526 /* An empirically derived magic number */
527 #define SIMILARITY_FLOOR 7
528 #define SIMILAR_ENOUGH(x) ((x) < SIMILARITY_FLOOR)
530 static const char bad_interpreter_advice[] =
531 N_("'%s' appears to be a git command, but we were not\n"
532 "able to execute it. Maybe git-%s is broken?");
534 const char *help_unknown_cmd(const char *cmd)
536 int i, n, best_similarity = 0;
537 struct cmdnames main_cmds, other_cmds;
538 struct cmdname_help *common_cmds;
540 memset(&main_cmds, 0, sizeof(main_cmds));
541 memset(&other_cmds, 0, sizeof(other_cmds));
542 memset(&aliases, 0, sizeof(aliases));
544 read_early_config(git_unknown_cmd_config, NULL);
547 * Disable autocorrection prompt in a non-interactive session
549 if ((autocorrect == AUTOCORRECT_PROMPT) && (!isatty(0) || !isatty(2)))
550 autocorrect = AUTOCORRECT_NEVER;
552 if (autocorrect == AUTOCORRECT_NEVER) {
553 fprintf_ln(stderr, _("git: '%s' is not a git command. See 'git --help'."), cmd);
554 exit(1);
557 load_command_list("git-", &main_cmds, &other_cmds);
559 add_cmd_list(&main_cmds, &aliases);
560 add_cmd_list(&main_cmds, &other_cmds);
561 QSORT(main_cmds.names, main_cmds.cnt, cmdname_compare);
562 uniq(&main_cmds);
564 extract_cmds(&common_cmds, common_mask);
566 /* This abuses cmdname->len for levenshtein distance */
567 for (i = 0, n = 0; i < main_cmds.cnt; i++) {
568 int cmp = 0; /* avoid compiler stupidity */
569 const char *candidate = main_cmds.names[i]->name;
572 * An exact match means we have the command, but
573 * for some reason exec'ing it gave us ENOENT; probably
574 * it's a bad interpreter in the #! line.
576 if (!strcmp(candidate, cmd))
577 die(_(bad_interpreter_advice), cmd, cmd);
579 /* Does the candidate appear in common_cmds list? */
580 while (common_cmds[n].name &&
581 (cmp = strcmp(common_cmds[n].name, candidate)) < 0)
582 n++;
583 if (common_cmds[n].name && !cmp) {
584 /* Yes, this is one of the common commands */
585 n++; /* use the entry from common_cmds[] */
586 if (starts_with(candidate, cmd)) {
587 /* Give prefix match a very good score */
588 main_cmds.names[i]->len = 0;
589 continue;
593 main_cmds.names[i]->len =
594 levenshtein(cmd, candidate, 0, 2, 1, 3) + 1;
596 FREE_AND_NULL(common_cmds);
598 QSORT(main_cmds.names, main_cmds.cnt, levenshtein_compare);
600 if (!main_cmds.cnt)
601 die(_("Uh oh. Your system reports no Git commands at all."));
603 /* skip and count prefix matches */
604 for (n = 0; n < main_cmds.cnt && !main_cmds.names[n]->len; n++)
605 ; /* still counting */
607 if (main_cmds.cnt <= n) {
608 /* prefix matches with everything? that is too ambiguous */
609 best_similarity = SIMILARITY_FLOOR + 1;
610 } else {
611 /* count all the most similar ones */
612 for (best_similarity = main_cmds.names[n++]->len;
613 (n < main_cmds.cnt &&
614 best_similarity == main_cmds.names[n]->len);
615 n++)
616 ; /* still counting */
618 if (autocorrect && n == 1 && SIMILAR_ENOUGH(best_similarity)) {
619 const char *assumed = main_cmds.names[0]->name;
620 main_cmds.names[0] = NULL;
621 clean_cmdnames(&main_cmds);
622 fprintf_ln(stderr,
623 _("WARNING: You called a Git command named '%s', "
624 "which does not exist."),
625 cmd);
626 if (autocorrect == AUTOCORRECT_IMMEDIATELY)
627 fprintf_ln(stderr,
628 _("Continuing under the assumption that "
629 "you meant '%s'."),
630 assumed);
631 else if (autocorrect == AUTOCORRECT_PROMPT) {
632 char *answer;
633 struct strbuf msg = STRBUF_INIT;
634 strbuf_addf(&msg, _("Run '%s' instead? (y/N)"), assumed);
635 answer = git_prompt(msg.buf, PROMPT_ECHO);
636 strbuf_release(&msg);
637 if (!(starts_with(answer, "y") ||
638 starts_with(answer, "Y")))
639 exit(1);
640 } else {
641 fprintf_ln(stderr,
642 _("Continuing in %0.1f seconds, "
643 "assuming that you meant '%s'."),
644 (float)autocorrect/10.0, assumed);
645 sleep_millisec(autocorrect * 100);
647 return assumed;
650 fprintf_ln(stderr, _("git: '%s' is not a git command. See 'git --help'."), cmd);
652 if (SIMILAR_ENOUGH(best_similarity)) {
653 fprintf_ln(stderr,
654 Q_("\nThe most similar command is",
655 "\nThe most similar commands are",
656 n));
658 for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
659 fprintf(stderr, "\t%s\n", main_cmds.names[i]->name);
662 exit(1);
665 void get_version_info(struct strbuf *buf, int show_build_options)
668 * The format of this string should be kept stable for compatibility
669 * with external projects that rely on the output of "git version".
671 * Always show the version, even if other options are given.
673 strbuf_addf(buf, "git version %s\n", git_version_string);
675 if (show_build_options) {
676 strbuf_addf(buf, "cpu: %s\n", GIT_HOST_CPU);
677 if (git_built_from_commit_string[0])
678 strbuf_addf(buf, "built from commit: %s\n",
679 git_built_from_commit_string);
680 else
681 strbuf_addstr(buf, "no commit associated with this build\n");
682 strbuf_addf(buf, "sizeof-long: %d\n", (int)sizeof(long));
683 strbuf_addf(buf, "sizeof-size_t: %d\n", (int)sizeof(size_t));
684 strbuf_addf(buf, "shell-path: %s\n", SHELL_PATH);
685 /* NEEDSWORK: also save and output GIT-BUILD_OPTIONS? */
689 int cmd_version(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
691 struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
692 int build_options = 0;
693 const char * const usage[] = {
694 N_("git version [<options>]"),
695 NULL
697 struct option options[] = {
698 OPT_BOOL(0, "build-options", &build_options,
699 "also print build options"),
700 OPT_END()
703 argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, options, usage, 0);
705 get_version_info(&buf, build_options);
706 printf("%s", buf.buf);
708 strbuf_release(&buf);
710 return 0;
713 struct similar_ref_cb {
714 const char *base_ref;
715 struct string_list *similar_refs;
718 static int append_similar_ref(const char *refname, const struct object_id *oid,
719 int flags, void *cb_data)
721 struct similar_ref_cb *cb = (struct similar_ref_cb *)(cb_data);
722 char *branch = strrchr(refname, '/') + 1;
724 /* A remote branch of the same name is deemed similar */
725 if (starts_with(refname, "refs/remotes/") &&
726 !strcmp(branch, cb->base_ref))
727 string_list_append_nodup(cb->similar_refs,
728 shorten_unambiguous_ref(refname, 1));
729 return 0;
732 static struct string_list guess_refs(const char *ref)
734 struct similar_ref_cb ref_cb;
735 struct string_list similar_refs = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
737 ref_cb.base_ref = ref;
738 ref_cb.similar_refs = &similar_refs;
739 for_each_ref(append_similar_ref, &ref_cb);
740 return similar_refs;
743 NORETURN void help_unknown_ref(const char *ref, const char *cmd,
744 const char *error)
746 int i;
747 struct string_list suggested_refs = guess_refs(ref);
749 fprintf_ln(stderr, _("%s: %s - %s"), cmd, ref, error);
751 if (suggested_refs.nr > 0) {
752 fprintf_ln(stderr,
753 Q_("\nDid you mean this?",
754 "\nDid you mean one of these?",
755 suggested_refs.nr));
756 for (i = 0; i < suggested_refs.nr; i++)
757 fprintf(stderr, "\t%s\n", suggested_refs.items[i].string);
760 string_list_clear(&suggested_refs, 0);
761 exit(1);